Assessing fitness to stand trial: The utility of the fitness interview test (revised edition)

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 426-432

  Zapf, P A ^a   Roesch, R ^a   Viljoen, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fitness Interview Test; Fitness to stand trial; Forensic assessment; Screening instruments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0034945254     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370104600508     Document Type: Article

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